You know, I went to Oberlin. At that time, grades were - you elected to have them or not. It was all of that era where grades were out the window. But I did very well in school. I didn't really study the arts; I practiced the arts.

I am creative in my living space - the designer in me helps that out.

My God, it transformed me. My life changed.

My mother was okay with me not playing it safe. She made an agreement with my father that I was going to be raised differently than my brother and sister were. My parents went through the whole sixties rebellion with my brother and sister. But I didn't feel like I had to rebel because I didn't have anyone telling me I couldn't do something. I never went into that parents-as-enemies stage.

I am, to be quite honest, sick of hero stories.

It's people who are repressed and cannot express their fears that are dangerous.

There is incredible power in the arts to inspire and influence.